My eyes can hardly believe what they are seeing. What, you might be wondering they are seeing. Well I’ll just tell you. A literal clone of me is sitting at MY desk, replying MY emails. It’s like someone hit copy-paste on me. I walk up to her and say, “Hello, umm… who exactly are you,” trying to make the kindest voice I could muster. “I’m Delsie,” she replied. “Bu-but I’m Delsie,” I sputtered. “No I’m Delsie,” the fake countered in a mockingly sweet voice. I’m going to HR I thought, maybe I’m going mental. I’ll take a break, maybe go to Bali. Then a voice interrupted her thoughts, “I’m sorry but I don’t have all day.” The next thing I know I was on a plane in a business class seat scheduled to arrive in Bali.

“Aaaah,” I sigh, “this is the life, let that Delsie grind her nose against the hardwood, trying to please the boss.” I’m sitting in a rooftop pool surrounded by beautiful scenery, thinking about how I wasted years in that cramped cubicle. Then I heard my phone ringing, it was my boss, “WHERE ARE YOU THE PROJECT DEADLINE IS NEXT WEEK!”he shrieked. I had to hold my phone an arms length away, so that my eardrums wouldn’t burst. *sigh* I guess it was too good to be true. I reluctantly trot down to the airport. When I boarded my flight I saw Delsie again, “oh shit not now,” I begged.

I sat depressed in my therapist’s office as I heard her telling me that the reason I was seeing this clone of mine was because of work stress. She told me to take a break from work. Then I explain to her about my boss’s situation.

I sat slumped over in my chair trying to figure out what to do about this deadline. Then I felt the work start consuming me. I felt like I was about to combust in the cubicle. That’s when my boss walked over to me in a forced smile and told me to take the week off and go relax. I couldn’t have shot out of that seat faster…